The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-23
CONFERENCE SEMINARY.

or tho Methotist CtiurcI,-A Correspond.
To he Editor Of he LnieIlleeneer.
Sir: l favor u conference Seminary. 1t
can be built aud made OF great value
to the Church and State. In tho
bands Of competent ,nansgsrs these acade.
mics will develop into colleges, atlording
the youths Of our State facilities for tho
lbroadest culture. This should be desired
by all. .
Some effort Is bo'ng made to locate this
achool In %Buckhsnnon now. l think this
should not DO done. True Buckhannon
is a nice town, but this 10 true Of GONE
other towns In West Virginia. As an i'm.
provement tho seminary Ia desirable 10
come, but 1t Is more 10 at other placep
whore there Is no such school.
B~tickhannon now has one such school,
tho Normal and Classical Academy. This
school Ia the result Of m implied con.
trast on tho part OF our citizens, with the
United Brethren Church TO aid Il la
building and supporting q SCHOOL.
In this school tho higher education of
this community is provided. This school
IL nearly three hundred miles from any
college Of one OF tho growing denomina.
tions In the State, and will ba made & col.
lege In time. The building Is n very sub.
stantial brick with n recitation capacity
for three hundred stpients. The trustees
aud teachers hold membership in four
churches and tho school Is no more acc.
tartan or partizan than tho public school.
Its courses Of study are adapted to all. Its
faculty has In 1t divers members who hold
diplomas from some Of tue best schools of
Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
Its graduates arc the peers OF those Of any
normal school or seminary. 1t hss and
by right should HAYS the local support oil
all who will support anything but their
own IN the narrowed sense. f.,
The Seminary will not, in anything es.
sential to literary education, offer the
public more than is already offered. Why
then bring IT. here, when other places are
without and in need OF euch iacilitiesP
Some have said one will be q preparatory
echool and each will help the other. Such
remarks indicate lack OF judgment or in.
sincerity. Neither is true. Ihave for ten
years studied schools and school work,
and l see no good reaeon why the Semi.
nary should come to Ruckhannon. l find
Just re much reason to tax the people and
allow every denomination in our town
their own public school, as l find for put
ting schools such as the Academy and
seminary in the same town. We have
not money for such unnecessa,y outlay,
and il We have it would DO wrong 10 give
il.
The two schools are not only unneces.
sary but would b.. in each others way Of
growing into colleges. They will divide a
local patronage when this is not able to
support n school well. IL it not better
10 have, oae. pocd school aud allow come
o:h"r vhceS Sood the, thHu 10 have two
OF lc~ ssaGe and the uIller place none
and not much interest in these?
II this was the only school site in West
Virginia l would gay brethren come. l
have not eaii q word l would not Buy il
my church was talking OF locating a school
by the side OF another doing the same
work. | care little for Issues but | care a
great deal for Christian education in West
Virginia. l an frank to SAY tho academy
needs nearly all the money OF this COM
munitv. Y.
Euckhannon, ". Va, March 10.